Obama "Race" Speech

"A More Perfect Union"
Watch the full speech Barack Obama delivered on Wednesday, March 18th in Philadelphia, addressing the state of race in America. Its a little lengthy but worth the full viewing.

Grupo Quisqueyano: The Art of New York

Grupo Quisqueyano, in conjunction with various other Columbia University student organizations and the Center for the Study of Ethnicity & Race (known lovingly as CSER), will be hosting an event exploring the arts throughout the decades in the Latino community of New York City.

The event will be opened by a remarks from Councilwoman Rosie Mendez and will feature a talk by a former member of the Young Lords, performances, poetry, and work from various artists.

Another highlight will be a special screening of the documentary "From Mambo to Hip Hop" with commentary from the actual directors and producers of the film. 70 guest JHS students from the Bronx will also be in attendance.

How will all of this be scrunched into 2 measly hours you ask? You have to be there to find out, as this is definitely not something you want to miss.

Location: Lerner Party Space, Lerner Hall
Date: Friday, October 12 El Día de la Raza
Time: 12-2 pm

From Mambo to Hip Hop Trailer

The African Diaspora in New York

Mark this event on your calendars:

Tuesday
10/16/07
5pm – 8pm
Location: MEI (Middle East Institute, Columbia University)

“These women who wear trousers”:

Senegalese Women Immigrants in New York City

Awa Ba
Doctoral Candidate, Uppsala University Sweden

Islamo-Facism Week

David Horowitz, who attended Columbia in the 50s, is returning to speak during Islamo-Facism Week, a part of the Terrorism Awareness Project. Apparently the week's purpose is to:

to confront the two Big Lies of the political left: that George Bush created the war on terror and that Global Warming is a greater danger to Americans than the terrorist threat.

The project claims that in fact the true enemy is :

a fanatical religious movement associated with the Muslim Brotherhood and the sponsors of the Muslim Student Association; it is a movement including al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades -- whose common goal is the creation of a global Muslim empire ruled by an Islamic “pope” or caliphate, to be based in Iraq, once America is defeated...

The national Muslim Students Association (MSA), has responded with a "Peace...not Prejudice" campaign that is much more worth spending time on.

However, Horowitz , the author of "Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Blacks is a Bad Idea for Blacks - and Racist Too" and The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America, is coming to lecture...do you think Prez-Bo is going to use a 15 minute introduction to question his ability of having "the intellectual courage" to answer our questions?